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of the other, as in this case. The levers may be differently made and oper Quinn' tang v @513m HERMANN FAUTZ, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO IHIMSEIJ? AND JOSEPH H. FERREIRAQOF THE SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 70,981, dated .November 19, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN LOCKS FOR TRAVELLING-BAGS.

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To ALL WHoM-IT MAY ooNoERN:

Beit known that I, HERMANN FAUTZ, of Newark, in the county of Essex, and State of' New Jersey, have `invented an improved Travelling-Bag Lock; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full* and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofgreference marked thereon. I

My invention consists in locking a bagrin two places by one action.

Figure 1 is an inside view of the lock, showing two levers, A A, made to moveon the `rivets B B, and are pressed up by the springs c c. The opposite end is under a bracket,/cll d. E E 'are catches fast to the frame L,

and are closed under the levers, and hold the bag fast for ordina'rynse.v To open the bag, `press down on the knob, whichv motion raises the opposite end of the levers and liberates the catches. To lock the bag, the bolt H is turned by the key on the stem I, into the notch K of the knob. The arrangement of the catch is better seen in a sectional drawing, g. 2, where the relation'ot` the two parts ofthe frame, F L, and the catch and lever are brought to view.

The invention is as well adapted to aframe where the two edges come together, as Where one slips inside ated, and so also may the catches,v nsually near the corners, by oneactiOn. ends of a bag maybe sprung apart, unless only so the one point is secured, namely, oi' locking in two places, This-is a very important improvement, for with all common locks the an extra lock or some other device is attached.

What I claim'as my' invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The'levers A A, or their equivalents,in combination with the springs c c, catches E E, and knob G, substantially as specified and for the purpose named.

HERMANN FAUTZ.

Witnesses z Homes HARRIS, J. WH'ITEHEAD. 

